A tower is generally built to take advantage of their height. Towers are usually taller than they are wide. They can stand-alone on the ground, or they can be part of a larger structure or device. Generally a staircase tower or an observation tower is built with brick or stone. Sometimes a masonry tower is a separate structure on the grounds designed to be a water tank or silo.
A turret is a small tower that projects vertically from the wall or from the edge of a building, but does not continue to the ground. Originally, turrets had a military use and projected from a medieval castle to provide a defensive position. Later they were used for decorative purposes. They can have a circular top with crenellations or a pointed roof.
- Guest House: The Viewing Tower was repaired with Gilroy Fieldstone.
- Rubblestone Tower: As an earlier job, we repaired the tower using Gilroy Fieldstone to match it.
- Tower Detail: Stone veneer on tower silo attached to barn.
- Turret with Belly Band: Turret with a cast stone belly band.
- Barn with Silo: Stone tower attached to barn.
- Stone Turret: Turret clad with real stone and with cast stone trim on windows and belly band on tower.
- Main house and barn: Stone buildings on ridge above Half Moon Bay.
